Coaching Edge Winter 2015: Me Myself and Ice

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Theo Blackburn, Level 2 Rugby Union coach

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In this issue of Coaching Edge we find out why skeleton's golden couple Shelley Rudman and Kristian Bromley, who have three World Cup golds, two world titles and one Olympic silver medal, choose to self-coach,

Also included are articles on:

Early Specialisation Why you should think twice before encouraging children to commit solely to your sport.

Coaching a Genius You've unearthed a prodigy. What next? We ask the coach of a skiing phenomenon.

Hard Puck Story - Ex-Cardiff Devils and Sheffield Steelers Coach Gerad Adams on rolling with the punches in the often brutal world of ice hockey.

Risk and Reward Insight into fear and safety, from coaches in snowsport, diving and gymnastics.

It's All Subjective What's it like to coach in a sport where your athlete is at the mercy of a judge's whim? We ask three coaches how they've succeeded in the capricious world of subjective sports.

The Lifestyle Coach What does a performance lifestyle advisor do? We visit the English Institute of Sport (EIS) to ask the experts.

Plus find out who the big winners were at the 2015 UK Coaching Awards and much more!

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